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Last update: 10:36 local time / This forecast is based on the GFS model
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Local time
Wind direction
Wind speed (kts)
Wind gusts (max kts)
Cloud cover
Precipitation type
Precipitation (mm / 3h)
Air temperature (°C)
Air pressure (hPa)
Wave direction
Wave height (m)
Wave period (s)
Tide type
Time
Tide height (m)

Tuesday, Feb 03

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
00h
89° E
19 kts
max 25 kts
99%
7° C
990 hpa
67° ENE
1.3 m
5 s
6.5 m
03h
85° E
18 kts
max 24 kts
99%
6° C
988 hpa
65° ENE
1.4 m
5 s
4.4 m
06h
83° E
19 kts
max 24 kts
99%
6° C
987 hpa
64° ENE
1.5 m
6 s
07:24
0.5 m
09h
83° E
17 kts
max 21 kts
99%
5° C
988 hpa
61° ENE
1.4 m
6 s
2.2 m
12h
91° E
12 kts
max 15 kts
99%
2.07 mm
6° C
987 hpa
53° NE
1.1 m
6 s
12:07
6.5 m
15h
181° S
4 kts
max 8 kts
99%
1.09 mm
6° C
987 hpa
49° NE
0.9 m
6 s
4.8 m
18h
221° SW
7 kts
max 11 kts
99%
0.95 mm
6° C
988 hpa
71° ENE
0.8 m
6 s
1.6 m
21h
216° SW
9 kts
max 19 kts
94%
0.42 mm
8° C
990 hpa
79° E
0.7 m
6 s
19:43
0.6 m

Wednesday, Feb 04

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
00h
208° SSW
14 kts
max 21 kts
99%
8° C
990 hpa
135° SE
0.8 m
5 s
00:22
6.6 m
03h
194° SSW
13 kts
max 19 kts
99%
8° C
991 hpa
171° S
0.8 m
5 s
5.1 m
06h
172° S
11 kts
max 16 kts
99%
7° C
990 hpa
180° S
0.7 m
4 s
1.7 m
09h
142° SE
13 kts
max 19 kts
45%
7° C
990 hpa
168° SSE
0.7 m
4 s
08:03
0.5 m
12h
127° SE
12 kts
max 18 kts
4%
9° C
990 hpa
171° S
0.8 m
3 s
12:43
6.5 m
15h
109° ESE
14 kts
max 21 kts
9%
9° C
988 hpa
155° SSE
0.8 m
3 s
5.4 m
18h
111° ESE
17 kts
max 29 kts
99%
9° C
987 hpa
112° ESE
0.9 m
3 s
2.0 m
21h
104° ESE
19 kts
max 28 kts
99%
8° C
986 hpa
104° ESE
1.1 m
4 s
20:19
0.7 m
Local date
Local time
Wind direction
Wind speed (kts)
Wind gusts (max kts)
Cloud cover
Precipitation type
Precipitation (mm / 3h)
Air temperature (°C)
Air pressure (hPa)
Wave direction
Wave height (m)
Wave period (s)
Tide type
Time
Tide height (m)

Thursday, Feb 05

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
00h
112° ESE
19 kts
max 29 kts
99%
7° C
985 hpa
107° ESE
1.3 m
5 s
00:58
6.7 m
03h
125° SE
18 kts
max 26 kts
99%
7° C
984 hpa
117° ESE
1.4 m
5 s
5.7 m
06h
124° SE
17 kts
max 23 kts
99%
1.5 mm
7° C
983 hpa
126° SE
1.4 m
5 s
2.2 m
09h
129° SE
16 kts
max 23 kts
99%
1.1 mm
7° C
983 hpa
135° SE
1.3 m
5 s
08:38
0.6 m
12h
147° SSE
12 kts
max 18 kts
99%
8° C
983 hpa
142° SE
1.2 m
5 s
13:19
6.4 m
15h
134° SE
10 kts
max 15 kts
99%
9° C
983 hpa
141° SE
1.0 m
5 s
5.8 m
18h
106° ESE
13 kts
max 20 kts
56%
8° C
983 hpa
111° ESE
0.9 m
5 s
2.6 m
21h
116° ESE
13 kts
max 23 kts
99%
8° C
983 hpa
101° E
0.9 m
4 s
20:50
0.8 m

Friday, Feb 06

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
00h
102° ESE
15 kts
max 23 kts
99%
8° C
982 hpa
96° E
0.9 m
4 s
5.3 m
03h
109° ESE
15 kts
max 22 kts
99%
8° C
982 hpa
94° E
0.9 m
4 s
01:34
6.6 m
06h
116° ESE
13 kts
max 17 kts
99%
1.68 mm
7° C
983 hpa
92° E
1.0 m
4 s
2.8 m
09h
114° ESE
10 kts
max 14 kts
99%
4.28 mm
7° C
984 hpa
98° E
0.9 m
4 s
09:07
0.8 m
12h
229° SW
8 kts
max 12 kts
99%
3.3 mm
9° C
985 hpa
115° ESE
0.9 m
4 s
4.5 m
15h
222° SW
15 kts
max 22 kts
12%
10° C
987 hpa
120° ESE
0.9 m
5 s
13:56
6.4 m
18h
197° SSW
11 kts
max 22 kts
4%
8° C
989 hpa
129° SE
0.9 m
5 s
3.1 m
21h
195° SSW
17 kts
max 27 kts
40%
9° C
990 hpa
120° ESE
0.8 m
5 s
21:17
1.0 m
Local date
Local time
Wind direction
Wind speed (kts)
Wind gusts (max kts)
Cloud cover
Precipitation type
Precipitation (mm / 3h)
Air temperature (°C)
Air pressure (hPa)
Wave direction
Wave height (m)
Wave period (s)
Tide type
Time
Tide height (m)

Saturday, Feb 07

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
00h
190° S
17 kts
max 26 kts
99%
0.5 mm
8° C
991 hpa
163° SSE
0.9 m
5 s
4.2 m
03h
201° SSW
18 kts
max 28 kts
99%
9° C
992 hpa
183° S
0.9 m
5 s
02:11
6.5 m
06h
185° S
17 kts
max 25 kts
99%
8° C
993 hpa
191° S
0.9 m
5 s
3.4 m
09h
190° S
17 kts
max 25 kts
99%
9° C
995 hpa
193° SSW
0.9 m
5 s
09:33
1.0 m
12h
203° SSW
15 kts
max 21 kts
40%
9° C
996 hpa
205° SSW
0.9 m
5 s
3.4 m
15h
199° SSW
13 kts
max 18 kts
89%
10° C
997 hpa
198° SSW
0.8 m
5 s
14:34
6.2 m
18h
186° S
11 kts
max 17 kts
99%
9° C
999 hpa
181° S
0.7 m
5 s
3.8 m
21h
182° S
10 kts
max 16 kts
80%
9° C
1001 hpa
162° SSE
0.6 m
5 s
21:42
1.3 m

Sunday, Feb 08

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
00h
171° S
9 kts
max 13 kts
80%
8° C
1001 hpa
128° SE
0.6 m
5 s
3.2 m
03h
188° S
9 kts
max 14 kts
5%
8° C
1002 hpa
125° SE
0.6 m
5 s
02:51
6.2 m
06h
180° S
9 kts
max 14 kts
3%
7° C
1002 hpa
121° ESE
0.5 m
5 s
4.0 m
09h
177° S
11 kts
max 16 kts
5%
8° C
1003 hpa
123° ESE
0.5 m
5 s
10:00
1.3 m
12h
179° S
12 kts
max 15 kts
8%
8° C
1004 hpa
135° SE
0.5 m
5 s
2.6 m
15h
182° S
10 kts
max 14 kts
9%
8° C
1003 hpa
131° SE
0.5 m
5 s
15:16
5.8 m
18h
155° SSE
9 kts
max 16 kts
33%
8° C
1003 hpa
115° ESE
0.5 m
6 s
4.3 m
21h
166° SSE
13 kts
max 20 kts
99%
8° C
1003 hpa
116° ESE
0.5 m
5 s
22:12
1.6 m
Local date
Local time
Wind direction
Wind speed (kts)
Wind gusts (max kts)
Cloud cover
Precipitation type
Precipitation (mm / 3h)
Air temperature (°C)
Air pressure (hPa)
Wave direction
Wave height (m)
Wave period (s)
Tide type
Time
Tide height (m)

Monday, Feb 09

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
00h
157° SSE
13 kts
max 19 kts
99%
8° C
1001 hpa
128° SE
0.5 m
5 s
2.6 m
03h
154° SSE
15 kts
max 22 kts
99%
8° C
999 hpa
121° ESE
0.6 m
5 s
03:34
5.8 m
06h
169° S
16 kts
max 21 kts
99%
1.25 mm
8° C
997 hpa
129° SE
0.7 m
5 s
4.6 m
09h
146° SE
19 kts
max 26 kts
99%
2.18 mm
8° C
995 hpa
124° SE
0.8 m
5 s
2.1 m
12h
174° S
13 kts
max 20 kts
93%
3.88 mm
8° C
993 hpa
135° SE
0.8 m
5 s
10:33
1.6 m
15h
231° SW
12 kts
max 15 kts
33%
0.46 mm
10° C
993 hpa
133° SE
0.7 m
5 s
16:04
5.4 m
18h
241° WSW
10 kts
max 18 kts
68%
8° C
995 hpa
132° SE
0.7 m
5 s
4.7 m
21h
250° WSW
12 kts
max 20 kts
55%
8° C
996 hpa
132° SE
0.6 m
6 s
2.6 m

Tuesday, Feb 10

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
00h
253° WSW
13 kts
max 19 kts
99%
8° C
997 hpa
124° SE
0.6 m
6 s
22:50
2.0 m
03h
259° W
13 kts
max 17 kts
99%
8° C
998 hpa
126° SE
0.6 m
5 s
04:26
5.3 m
06h
252° WSW
11 kts
max 18 kts
99%
7° C
999 hpa
132° SE
0.6 m
5 s
4.9 m
09h
221° SW
10 kts
max 18 kts
99%
8° C
998 hpa
135° SE
0.7 m
5 s
2.8 m
12h
190° S
16 kts
max 20 kts
99%
1.9 mm
7° C
997 hpa
155° SSE
0.7 m
6 s
11:17
2.0 m
15h
178° S
18 kts
max 27 kts
99%
1.21 mm
8° C
994 hpa
158° SSE
0.8 m
6 s
4.2 m
18h
249° WSW
11 kts
max 21 kts
99%
9° C
993 hpa
161° SSE
0.8 m
6 s
17:04
5.0 m
21h
235° SW
12 kts
max 23 kts
17%
9° C
993 hpa
164° SSE
0.7 m
6 s
3.3 m
Local date
Local time
Wind direction
Wind speed (kts)
Wind gusts (max kts)
Cloud cover
Precipitation type
Precipitation (mm / 3h)
Air temperature (°C)
Air pressure (hPa)
Wave direction
Wave height (m)
Wave period (s)
Tide type
Time
Tide height (m)

Wednesday, Feb 11

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
00h
225° SW
12 kts
max 23 kts
99%
10° C
991 hpa
163° SSE
0.8 m
5 s
23:41
2.3 m
03h
207° SSW
13 kts
max 23 kts
99%
0.75 mm
9° C
988 hpa
169° S
0.8 m
5 s
3.9 m
06h
219° SW
12 kts
max 21 kts
99%
5.08 mm
9° C
985 hpa
177° S
0.8 m
5 s
05:38
4.9 m
09h
283° WNW
18 kts
max 29 kts
99%
3.69 mm
10° C
985 hpa
155° SSE
0.8 m
5 s
3.6 m
12h
259° W
18 kts
max 26 kts
99%
10° C
988 hpa
154° SSE
0.8 m
5 s
12:16
2.3 m
15h
278° W
15 kts
max 23 kts
11%
10° C
990 hpa
157° SSE
0.7 m
5 s
3.3 m
18h
259° W
17 kts
max 28 kts
5%
9° C
993 hpa
140° SE
0.7 m
5 s
18:30
4.8 m
21h
245° WSW
15 kts
max 28 kts
99%
8° C
994 hpa
137° SE
0.8 m
5 s
4.0 m

Thursday, Feb 12

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
00h
218° SW
19 kts
max 28 kts
99%
9° C
990 hpa
154° SSE
0.8 m
6 s
00:52
2.5 m
03h
224° SW
26 kts
max 39 kts
99%
5.26 mm
9° C
985 hpa
172° S
0.7 m
7 s
3.1 m
06h
254° WSW
18 kts
max 31 kts
0%
8° C
985 hpa
192° SSW
0.8 m
7 s
07:14
4.8 m
09h
247° WSW
16 kts
max 29 kts
3%
8° C
986 hpa
179° S
0.8 m
7 s
4.4 m
12h
230° SW
17 kts
max 26 kts
95%
10° C
985 hpa
168° SSE
0.7 m
7 s
2.8 m
15h
231° SW
20 kts
max 30 kts
99%
1.3 mm
9° C
982 hpa
161° SSE
0.7 m
7 s
13:37
2.4 m
18h
241° WSW
17 kts
max 28 kts
99%
0.61 mm
9° C
980 hpa
155° SSE
0.7 m
6 s
4.2 m
21h
243° WSW
17 kts
max 28 kts
99%
8° C
980 hpa
175° S
0.8 m
5 s
20:00
4.8 m

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